Project Highlights

 
FY2023

Summaries of LDRD-Funded Projects

Read descriptions of each LDRD project funded in FY2023. We funded 266 projects this year,
but to speed your exploration, we’ve grouped projects by research category.

 ​To search our full list of LDRD projects funded in FY2023 using a broader range of filters, you may want to visit our Find a Project page.

 

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Accelerated Materials and Manufacturing

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Biological and Chemical Countermeasures

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Bioscience and Bioengineering

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Cybersecurity and Cyber-Physical Resilience

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Directed Energy

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Earth and Atmospheric Science

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Energy and Resource Security

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Forensic Science

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High-Energy-Density Science

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High Explosives, Physics, Chemistry, and Materials Science

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High-Performance Computing, Simulation, and Data Science

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Lasers and Optical Science and Technology

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Nuclear, Chemical, and Isotopic Science and Technology

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Nuclear Threat Reduction

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Nuclear Weapons Science

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Quantum Science and Technology

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Science of Materials in Hypersonic Regime Conditions

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Space Security